Steinberg Studio Case VST Instruments Operation Manual

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The keyboard
The keyboard logically spans the entire MIDI note range from C2 to 
G8. It is used to quickly audition samples by clicking a key to which a 
sample is assigned. A blue dot indicates the key where you last clicked.
•To scroll up or down the keyboard range, click the little arrows to the left 
of the keyboard.
•You can audition samples with varying velocity values using the mouse.
The further down on a key you click, the higher the velocity value, and...

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Tweaking programs
In HALion SE you can adjust the basic parameters like filter and enve-
lope settings and apply these settings to the program as a whole. The 
parameters are described on the following pages.
All changes you make in HALion SE will be applied globally to the se-
lected program. Whether these changes are audible or not, depends on 
the program you use. If the filter e.g. is bypassed in a HALion program, 
changes to the filter mode will have no audible...

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The Filter section contains the following parameters:
Filter Type
Clicking the “Filter Type” field opens a pop-up menu where you can 
select one of the following filter types:
Low Pass (24dB/12dB)
Low pass filters let low frequencies pass and cut out the high frequen-
cies. This is the most commonly used filter type in synthesizers and 
samplers. The low pass filter in HALion SE can be set to either 24 dB/
octave or 12 dB/octave roll-off slope. A 24 dB roll-off...

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Filter Cutoff
Perhaps the most important parameter for a filter is its cutoff frequency, 
which is the setting that determines where in the frequency material it 
should start cutting. If the cutoff frequency in a low pass filter is set to 
a very low value, only the lowest frequencies will pass through. If you 
raise the cutoff all the way up, all frequencies will be let through.
Filter Resonance 
For low pass filters, raising the filter resonance value will emphasize...

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DCA and Envelope
The DCA and Envelope section.
An envelope determines a chronological sequence for changes that 
can affect the pitch, timbre or level of a signal. This sequence is trig-
gered by notes that are either played on the MIDI keyboard or sent 
from a sequencer track.
In HALion SE, you can adjust the amplitude envelope using faders for 
Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release (ADSR). The DCA (Digitally Con-
trolled Amplifier) affects the volume of the...

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Amplifier Volume
This parameter can be used to boost the sample’s level to up to a 
maximum of 6 dB.
Amplifier Velocity
This dial controls how much the volume is affected by velocity. Velocity 
is a value determined by how hard or soft you play notes on your key-
board. With Velocity set to 0%, the volume will be constant no matter 
how hard or soft you play. Increasing this value progressively will make 
the volume more and more sensitive to how hard or soft you play....

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The Tune Section
The Tune section is used to control the tuning of the program in either 
octave, semitone (“Coarse”) or cent increments. You can tune the 
octave range +/- 5 octaves, the semitone range +/- 11 semitones 
and the cent range +/- 100 cents (cent = 100th of a semitone).
Glide
By using the Glide dial, you can set a glissando (up to 3 seconds) 
between successive notes.
The Options pop-up menu 

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Click in the Options field to open a pop-up menu with the following 
options:
High/Mid/Low Quality
The Quality setting provides a way of balancing audio quality vs. con-
servation of computer power. 
•High Quality uses the highest sample rate, but also requires more CPU time. 
•Mid Quality uses less CPU power. Depending on the type of sounds you are 
using, this mode can provide adequate reproduction in many instances.
•Low Quality works with the lowest sample rate,...

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•Mid Disk Streaming (2 sec): A compromise between RAM usage and disk 
streaming.
•Low Disk Streaming (3 sec): Allows multiple channels at low disk strain.
•Very Low Disk Streaming (5 sec) and Very Very Low Disk Streaming (10 sec): 
With these settings, the hard disk will hardly be used at all even if you use a 
lot of instruments, but you might not be able to load as many instruments as 
you like.
Importing samples and soundbanks into 
HALion SE
HALion SE imports...

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HALion SE can read 32-bit float files, in all compatible formats that sup-
port this resolution, as well as other common bit resolutions. Files may 
also have any sample rate.
Importing audio files
If you want to create a new multisample from scratch, select an empty 
program first.
1.Select a program you want to import files into. If you import multisam-
ples or banks (e.g. LM4/9, Soundfont or HALion), the bank gets im-
ported starting with the selected program....